CASTING OF METALS

This sub-class includes the pouring of molten iron and/or steel into moulds of a desired shape to make castings, i.e., the activities of iron and/or steel foundries. Units in this sub-class include the manufacture of: - tubes, pipes and/or hollow profiles and/or of tube or pipe fittings of cast-iron - seamless tubes and/or pipes of steel by centrifugal casting - tube or pipe fittings of cast-steel - casting of: semi-finished iron products, grey iron castings, spheroidal graphite iron castings, malleable cast-iron products, semi-finished steel products, steel castings

This sub-class includes the pouring of molten non-ferrous metal, under high pressure, into metal moulds or dies to manufacture castings. Units in this sub-class include the casting of: - semi-finished products of aluminium, magnesium, titanium, zinc, etc. - light metal castings - heavy metal castings - precious metal castings - die-casting of non-ferrous metal castings